Working with the most basic of tales, Apichatpong Weerasethakul has in his first three films and most especially in his latest, “Tropical Malady,” molded a universe of creeping wonder and forestial ...
Anyone familiar with the gorgeous, meandering work of Wong Kar-Wai (In the Mood for Love, 2046) should feel at home with the work of Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Intimate but sprawling, ...
“Tropical Malady” elicits a sensation similar to that which accompanied Werner Herzog’s “Aguirre: The Wrath of God” more than 30 years ago: A sense that the potential of film had been suddenly ...
'Tropical Malady' explores the passionate relationship between two men with unusual consequences. The film is divided in two parts. The first half charts the modest attraction between two men in the ...
His name is Apichatpong Weerasethakul, but you can call him "Joe," the moniker he adapted while studying film at the Art Institute of Chicago. Or just call him extremely talented. "Syndromes and a ...
"In here, time stops." It has begun! Neon has revealed a teaser for Memoria, the latest film from acclaimed Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul, best known for Tropical Malady, Uncle Boonmee Who ...
"Tropical Malady" takes the viewer on a mysterious and sporadically fascinating trip into the darkness of the human heart and Thai legend, but only after an hour of a weakly structured story about two ...
Winner of the jury prize at Cannes, this third feature by writer-director Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Blissfully Yours, Mysterious Object at Noon) confirms his status as the most adventurous filmmaker ...